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John Thomas Elfvin
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York · 1974
John Thomas Elfvin , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. John Thomas Elfvin (June 30, 1917 – January 6, 2009) was an American lawyer and jurist who was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.
Education
- Cornell UniversityB.E.E., 1942
- Georgetown College Law School (now Georgetown University Law Center)J.D., 1947
Career
U.S. Navy electrical engineer, Bureau of Ships, 1943-1946; Law clerk, Hon. E. Barrett Prettyman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1947-1948; Private practice, New York City, 1948-1951; Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1951-1955, 1958-1969, 1970-1972; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of New York, 1955-1958; Member, Erie County [New York] Board of Supervisors, 1962-1965; Member, Buffalo [New York] Common Council, 1966-1969; Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1969; U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York, 1972-1975
Biography
John Thomas Elfvin (June 30, 1917 – January 6, 2009) was an American lawyer and jurist who was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New York.
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